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2011-02-11Zeitschriftenartikel

The educational values of the University of California Museum of Paleontology

Tomiya, Susumu; Swartz, Brian A.; Batavia, Mariska

The University of California Museum of Paleontology (UCMP) maintains the largest university museum fossil collection in the world and promotes research and education at its home, University of California, Berkeley, and far ...

2012-01-16Zeitschriftenartikel

Material models as recorders of academic communities: A new project on university collections in Germany

Weber, Cornelia

Transdisciplinary research on university collections is most rewarding. Such studies give insights into the history and the origin(s) of collections and knowledge as well as the material culture of universities. From this ...

2011-02-11Zeitschriftenartikel

20:20 Hindsight. Retrofitting research relevance to the University Art Collections at Trinity College, Dublin

Giltrap, Catherine

This paper considers the role of university art collections as meaningful contributors to the achievement of institutional goals relating to excellence in research, teaching and outreach. The discussion takes as its focus ...

2011-02-11Zeitschriftenartikel

The use of the Art Collection of the University of Porto in teaching and research

Garradas, Cláudia

The Art Collection of the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto (FBAUP) mainly consists of works created in class by young artists during their learning and educational period. These works are collected primarily ...

2012-10-24Zeitschriftenartikel

Recent recommendations by the German Council of Science and Humanities on scientific collections as research infrastructures

Weber, Cornelia

The German Council of Science and Humanities provides advice to the German government and states on the structure and development of higher education and research. In January 2011, the Council presented recommendations on ...

2011-02-17Zeitschriftenartikel

The Museum Collections of Craft Teacher Training. Cultural heritage serving education and research

Tegelberg, Jaana

Craft science only got its name in the early 1990s. Its field of research combines science, art and technology. The Collections of Craft Teacher Training in the Helsinki University Museum present the link between tradition ...

2011-02-17Zeitschriftenartikel

Object-based learning in higher education: The pedagogical power of museums

Chatterjee, Helen J.

Following a special conference focused on object-based learning in higher education at University College London (UCL), this paper provides the overview for a series of subsequent papers which explore the value of object-based ...

2011-02-16Zeitschriftenartikel

The use of collections in research and teaching at the Museum of Texas Tech University

Ladkin, Nicola; Johnson, Eileen; Baker, Robert J.; Chatterjee, Sankar

Texas Tech University, located in Lubbock, Texas, is a multi-disciplinary institution conducting research and offering degrees in a multitude of academic, technological, and vocational fields. The museum supports the ...

2012-10-24Zeitschriftenartikel

Complutense Art Centre

A new space for the heritage and the contemporary art in the Complutense University of Madrid

Martín, Alejandra Gómez

Complutense Art Centre (c art c) is located in the centre of the University City. In 2009, it began with a new room of temporary exhibitions approximately 400qm for showing contemporary artists and the heritage of the ...

2011-02-16Zeitschriftenartikel

Documentation and digitalization of the Museum of Criminology of the University of Athens

Maravelias, Constantine; Sakki, Zoi; Loutsidis, George; Stefanidou, Maria; Athanaselis, Sotiris; Spiliopoulou, Chara

The Museum of Criminology is located within the premises of the Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology of the Medical School of Athens University. This museum provides a concise picture of the criminal actions ...

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